by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875)
Translation by René Morax (1873 - 1963)
Berceuse de la Sirène Matches base text
Language: French (Français) after the Danish (Dansk)
Our translations: ENG
Danse avec nous dans le bel Océan le matin ou le soir sous la lune d'argent. Plonge avec nous dans le flot transparent, chante au soleil dans l'écume et le vent. Mer berce nous dans tes bras caressants Mer berce nous sur ton coeur frémissant.
Composition:
- Set to music by Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955), "Berceuse de la Sirène", H. 63 no. 2 (1926), published 1927 [ soprano, flute, string quartet or voice and piano ], from Trois Chansons de la Petite Sirène, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by René Morax (1873 - 1963)
Based on:
- a text in Danish (Dansk) by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875) [text unavailable]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Peter Low) , "The mermaid's lullaby", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-03
Line count: 6
Word count: 45